IMHO, it is incredibly difficult (not impossible) to change our education system since there are so many vested interests. And even if we did manage to change it, it would take several years for the effect to be felt tangibly.

Some of these vested interests are:

Ministry of Education

KNUT

TSC

Teachers

Parents

Book publishers

Our international donors/partners/financiers

Students

Our <put here a bad word of your choice> members of parliament and senate

Each one of these would form a point of resistance in the implementation of the change in our education system.

The statements of @Phares make a lot sense, but I think we are lacking in one area; applying scientific methodologies to separate fact from chaff, as Bitange Ndemo once implied.

These questions linger in my mind:

1. What change in the economy have the fiber optic cables introduced since they were lit? Can it be measured?

2. What contribution has the Thika superhighway contributed to the economy? Can it be measured?

3. If a quarter of thika road was implemented in the heart of Kericho (assuming this is where lots of tea comes from), would the impact of this be bigger or lesser than thika road?

4. Is a bigger JKIA more profitable for the economy than more milk processing plants in <that place where they were pouring milk>?

My point is, how can we measure what each basic arm of the economy contributes to the whole?